Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-21
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Dineley's Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Resolution Re-
ported FaVorably.
Senator Cullom Has a Postal Telegraph
Bill.

WAsHISGToS, Dec. 20.
The Rules Committee will report tomorrow
in part. They favorably report the Ding
Hiey resolution to make the Shipping Com
mittee standing committee called "Mer-
6chant Marine and Fisheries"
The Senuate refused to consider the HOUSE
resolution for recess on Thursday, but will
! probably finally agree.
The Elections Committee set Carlisle 81
election case for January 6th Thoebe's
Eeounsel appeared.
The administration tariff bill which will
90 before the Ways and Means Committee
with the endorsement of Speaker Carlisle
lafter the holiday recess as the basis of reve-
7nue reform contemplates a reduction. orl
| s62 900, 900 in the annual revenue. OF thi-
amount $50, 200 900 is to come from a re i
luction of duties chiefly on manufactures
and Sl2 900 from adding wool, salt, lumber
coal, etc on the free list
d Senator Cullom of Illinois, to whose earn
Jest and persistent efforts the country is iu-I
3iehted for the inter state commerce law
Gmore than TO any one else, will devote his
energies in this Congress to the enactment of
Ha postal telegraph law. He is the most per-
esistent man in Congress and will fight as Wig
Eorously over a motion for adjournment as|
flor a measure of public importance. Hel
Ehas, too, been the father of good deal oil
4 Important legislation during his service inI
Ethe Senate. He il the author of the Nor
Em0n law, passed two years ago. Several!
ebills were introduced on that subject, but!
Ethe one drafted by Mr.. Cullom was adopted
Though somewhat amended by the judiciary
2committee. Reagan of Texas, formerly of
ethe House, but just now entering upon his|
first term in the Senate, fought for twelve|
years to get some kink of an inter state com
i. .merce bill through Congress, but he accom-
eplished nothing until Cullom joined forces
with him and then it was the Cullom bill that
passed. Senator Cullom will press his pos
stal telegraph bill in season and out of sea
son, and probably will get it through the!
lSeEate. 1t seems to be the impression, how
lever that the House, as composed this Conf
lgress, would lay such a measure on the ta-
bile.
SENATE.
The memorial accompanied by an exhibitI
giving partial list Of the embezzlements, !
land persons who have fled to Canada, sincel
9the proposed convention, signed in London,
s.Iune %, 1885, most of them during last
3year The exhibit gives list of So embez-
elements, the largest being Bartholomew, !
lthe insurance man of Hartford, Conn, for al
million dollars. The aggregate of the EN-
sbezzlements is SO, SAC, $40.
The report got abroad in Vermont that!
Senator Morrill, is i'll. The fact is quite the
Ireverse, he has not been so vigorous withinI
three or four years as now.
/ Mr.. Allison reported back the concurrent
aresolution for holiday recess and asked itsI
immediate consideration.
Mr.. Plumb objected.
The Senate has removed the injunction of
secrecy from the nominations which were!
gconfirmed in secret session.
Mr.. Berry objected and the bill was placed
on the calendar. A bill to increase the PEN
Ision of Mrs. Blair, widow of Hon. Frank Fl
Blair, was also placed on the calendar.
The Edmunds postal telegraphy bill wasl
ereferred TO the post office committee as was|
6also the bill on the same subject introduced
Eby Cullom
Among the memorials presented to the!
Senate to the Senate today was one signed
1by III. ID. Lyman, Vice President of the Am
1nesty Co, praying for extending the extra
liition law with Great Britain to cover en-
sbezzlement